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2024-03-22 Caribbean-Latin America

SOUTHCOM Head: ‘We Are Prepared' to Send U.S. Troops to Haiti if ‘Called Upon'

How about Mexico?
[Breitbart] United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander Gen. Laura J. Richardson left open the possibility of sending troops to Haiti as part of an “international solution” to address the ongoing violent situation of the Caribbean nation in remarks given during an event held by the Atlantic Council think tank on Tuesday.

“I think an international solution, a solution that also includes Haiti’s perspective, is very important,” Richardson said. “So I don’t think a U.S.-only solution is where we should be heading.”

Richardson asserted that the Biden administration is trying to “do exactly that, work on an international solution.”

Large sectors of Haiti continue to be under the control of violent gangs led by Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, who has openly called for a “bloody revolution” in the Caribbean nation. The gangs have continued to launch violent attacks, killing civilians and looting houses.

Haiti’s national power company announced on Monday that gangs assaulted a power station and “destroyed” four substations in Port-au-Prince, leaving areas of the country without power. Similarly, the nation’s central bank was reportedly attacked by armed men on Monday, leading to a clash between gang members and the police that left at least three criminals dead.

The Central Bank of Haiti is considered one of the few institutions still operating in the country. The police department is also deemed one of the last functional branches of the Haitian state. The police continued to engage in street warfare against the violent gangs this week, reportedly receiving the assistance of the local anti-gang vigilante movement known as Bwa Kale (a slang term for street justice) that surged in 2023.

Finance Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert is presently acting as interim prime minister.

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#1 Kurt Schlichter Keep American Troops the Hell Out of Haiti

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-22 01:51|| 2024-03-22 01:51|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm okay with sending all the trans, woke troops to Haiti....be sure and take away their weapons first and give them Pride flags....I'm sure they'll do a great job!

Posted by Silentbrick 2024-03-22 02:40|| 2024-03-22 02:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Airdrop them ammo and grenades. Keep it local. They can resolve their own problems.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-22 06:29|| 2024-03-22 06:29|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 Use the ace loadmaster.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2024-03-22 07:08|| 2024-03-22 07:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Just because someone takes the lid off of a septic tank doesn't mean you need to go swim in it.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-03-22 09:52|| 2024-03-22 09:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Blockade, so that they can't get here, yes.

American troops on the ground, no. Why???

Posted by Tom 2024-03-22 11:09|| 2024-03-22 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Send the woke politicians with pride flags and BLM flags.

See how much your life matters there

Posted by DarthVader 2024-03-22 13:39|| 2024-03-22 13:39|| Front Page Top

#8 We have enough trouble right here in America, thank you very much. We don't need to go looking for more in places like Ukraine and Haiti.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-03-22 17:05|| 2024-03-22 17:05|| Front Page Top

#9 I just read that Macron wants to send 20,000 French troops to Odessa. But if my understanding of Haitian history is correct, Macron and his countrymen have far more responsibility there than in Odessa.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-03-22 17:11|| 2024-03-22 17:11|| Front Page Top

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